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Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior offers a unique wilderness experience. Unlike many national parks where tourists spend only a few hours gazing at the sights, Isle Royale visitors stay in the park for an average of four days. Each year about 17,000 people journey to this magnificent landscape, drawn by its half-million acres of remote trails and its delightful chain of a dozen lakes. Animal sightings are plentiful; the island is home to everything from beavers to loons, moose to wolves.
Readers will find this book a key reference in planning a trip to the island. Individual route listings include terrain, distance, highlights of the route, input and output sites, and the amenities available at each destination. Introductory material covers the park's campgrounds and shelter, wildlife, fishing spots, portage system, history, access, and data.
Jim DuFresne first explored Isle Royale when he was nine years old and has more than five decades of experience on the island. While writing the third edition of this book, DuFresne chose to journey on foot, crossing many of the park's 165 miles of trails with just a backpack. An avid hiker who has trekked around the world, DuFresne has written more than 15 guidebooks, including titles for Alaska, New Zealand, Australia, and Nepal.
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good preparation.......2007-02-20
This book helped me prepare for my first backpacking experience at Isle Royale. I was able to plan my routes and camping areas and knew what to expect as far as climate conditions, wildlife, and overall options of the park. It gave me realistic expectations and advice that definitely helped me to enjoy my Isle Royale experience.
Great info for newbies to the island.......2007-01-05
I have never been to Isle Royale and this book did a fantastic job talking not only about the trails at the park, but also the history too. The author goes into detail about the 3 main trails and gives good descriptions about what you'll experience while hiking. He also rates the trails for difficulty which helped me in planning my trip.
This is a great book to pick up if you've never been there as it has a wealth of good information for you to plan your initial visit to Isle Royale. I know I can't wait!!!
Good trip planning resource.......2005-08-19
I used this book to plan my last trip to Isle Royale and found the author's descriptions to be very complete and accurate. I am planning to return to a different part of the island this year and have little doubt that this book will be right on the mark again.
The best guide to hiking Isle Royale.......2004-09-04
This seems to be the only guide dedicated to Isle Royale, so we are all lucky that it's a good one. He describes the hikes in some detail and describes the features of each hike well enough so that you can plan what you want to do.
Dufresne divides the book into long hikes, short hikes, and canoe trips and portages. The long hikes are multi-day backpacking trips, while the short hikes are day trips out of the two ranger stations (Rock Harbor and Windigo). The book also has some helpful background information about the park and NPS rules.
My only complaint is that the mileages listed for some long hikes don't capture the whole distance. For example, Dufresne counts the Feldtmann loop as 24 miles, starting at Windigo and ending at the junction of the Island Mine trail and the Greenstone Ridge trail. Sorry, but you have to get back to the boat, and it's another 7 miles to Windigo from that junction. This means that the loop is 31 miles long, not 24 miles.
To avoid surprises like that, pick up the Trails Illustrated map of Isle Royale, which has mileages on it, to supplement this book.
Wouldn't have gone without it.......2002-02-27
This book was our bible on our 10 day excursion to Isle Royale (royal like a king, not like royale with cheese). Coupled with a good topo map, we were able to get around the island with ease. Was also great for planning our route before the trip. This book tells you everything you need to know for a backpacking/fishing trip to this beautiful place.
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Lifelong Michigan resident Jim DuFresne, the author of numerous books on Michigan and the outdoors, guides bikers through Michigan's unequaled system of state parks and natural and wilderness areas, where the scenery and trails are as varied as anywhere in the country. As DuFresne notes in his introduction, "From sand dunes without even a blade of grass, to the towering monarchs of Hartwick Pines' virgin forests, from miles of beach that turn gold with every Lake Michigan sunset to one of the eleven thousand inland lakes where on a still evening bass rise to the surface like trout--all these wonders of the Midwest can be reached by hiking foot trails." The hikes in this completely revised and expanded second edition range from 1.5 to 35 miles in length. Hikers will learn where to find the best trailside fishing, birding, and wildlife watching, as well as where to go to find fall color and undisturbed backcountry camping. Each hike description includes directions to the trailhead; a detailed map; trail distance, difficulty, and hiking time; explicit trail directions, and a description of natural and historic features along the way.
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MICHIGAN'S GREAT TREASURES.......2004-05-18
I recently had a friend of my wife comment on how I knew all the good and "secret" places to go in Michigan. This is not true, but I do often wonder at how people know of some of the truly great places to go in my home state.
Any knowledge that I might have comes from owning several books written by Jim Dufresne. Dufresne is among a handful of what I consider the best writers out there when it comes to the outdoors/travel. Happily, he lives in and writes about my home state.
I not only own this 50 hikes book, but I have books written by Dufresne on hiking with children in Michigan, Michigan's State Parks, the Porcupine Mountains, and the best campgrounds in Michigan. With the exception of the Porcupine Mountains book (which is of a narrower interest) all of these books are indispensable.
50 hikes in Michigan (there are actually 60 hikes listed) really does contain most of the best hikes in the lower peninsula of Michigan. From this book I learned of the Algonquin trail in beautiful and semi-remote Negwegon State Park (you won't find any brown signs on the main roads leading you there). This hike alone is worth the price of the book.
But why stop there?
You can also explore such places as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the Manistee River Trail and the plethora of shorter trails in Waterloo State Recreation area. These hikes and the others listed in this well-written and engaging book are some of the best to be found anywhere. I only wish there were an Upper Peninsula edition.
Jim Dufresne himself, though not homegrown, is one of Michigan's great treasures. I recommend this book and others by him.
Get a copy today.
New to Michigan or new to hiking, this is a must read!.......2001-12-14
If you are new to Michigan or new to hiking, hiking guru Jim Dufresne's "50 Hikes in Michigan" is required reading.
From the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to the Ohio state line, "50 hikes" lists the wildest but easiest to find, easiest to hike trails.
"Wild" usually discourages the novice, however, rest assured these are all well traversed trails and usually well marked.
This is my second copy, and I bring it with me in the field. Having hiked nearly all of the trails in his book (including all of the North Country Trail segments, and all the others not in the book), I have learned to take this book with me on my hike.
A tip: keep it in a zip lock bag. Those of you who are familiar with Michigan's weather know--it may be sunny, but wait a few minutes, it could rain!
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Porcuipine Mountains Wilderness State Park: A Backcountry Guide.......2007-08-31
Great book.It provides a detailed description of the entire park. All the information is very useful.
The best - - and only - - guide to the Porkies, with room for improvement.......2006-09-15
The Porcupine Mountains (Porkies) are a beautiful place. Like other "mountainous" places in the Midwest, there's not much elevation here - - about 1000 feet in total - - but there's a lot of up and down, and I find that I work as hard there as on the Teton Crest. The forest is dense and soaring vistas are few, but the North Woods have their own charms. In addition, the crowds are small. I saw one party every two hours on Friday, about one party every hour on Saturday and Sunday. That's a far cry from the wildernesses in most national parks (this is a "state wilderness park")
Having been to the Upper Peninsula before, I expected bugs, and I went in mid-August to miss the worst of them. That worked out fine. I also knew that the UP was a pretty soggy place-it's basically all wetland-but I thought that the Porkies, being "mountains," would be well-drained. That was only half true. Even though it hadn't rained for several days, long stretches were pretty soggy. Bring the right boots, and also bring trekking poles and gaiters if they add to your comfort.
The park headquarters sells a nice topographic map for about ten dollars. It's suitable for framing because it comes all rolled up - - in an ideal world there would be a fold-up version for hiking. That map shows the campsites, as does a free pamphlet that comes with your backcountry permit. The pamphlet (but not the map) also shows which sites have bear poles.
None of these maps show you which sites have water and which ones do not. Did I mention that this is a soggy place? That means that most places do have water - - but three very pretty sites atop the escarpment do not. You can probably guess that fact from the map, as they are . . . well, on top of an escarpment, and there are no streams or springs nearby. Still, putting fresh water symbols on the map would be nice.
Well, that's a long introduction, and I haven't even talked about Dufresne's book yet. You can probably tell that maps are important to me. Dufresne's book has maps - - they are good enough for your planning, but only just. There's one map of the whole park in the front of the book, with some high-use sections bifurcated by the page seam. That map labels the trails and provides topographical information. The chapters on each trail come with a trail map, with more fine-grained topo lines shown only as they cross the trail. This means that you can't tell directly whether you're walking around a mountain or a valley or whatever - - only whether you're going up or down. His maps do show campgrounds but do not show bear poles or water sources. Also, Dufresne's maps show a shelter on the Superior Trail that is now a pile of lumber awaiting removal.
Like his book on Isle Royale, Dufresne organizes this book around trails and not around routes. He puts the long trails first, short trails last. I've never understood the logic of this. When I backpack, I hike routes - - and, more often than not, I have to hike a loop or a lollipop because I only have one car. (Apparently, there are some shuttle services available if you schedule them in advance - - call the park headquarters; Dufresne's book does not mention this possibility.) Planning your own route therefore requires that you flip back and forth between different chapters as you patch together a bit of this trail and a little of that. This is annoying but not a deal-breaker.
The trail descriptions are accurate for the trails that I hiked. He warned me about soggy stretches, and I used his guide to avoid the even soggier North Mirror Lake trail. He didn't tell me about how overgrown the Superior Trail was north of the Big Carp River, but that may just be a late-August thing. He provided enough information for me to plan my visit, and I got what I expected on the trail.
The book also includes other useful information for non-backpackers, including a discussion of the waterfalls, wildlife, backcountry cabins, fishing, and winter skiing. There are also a lot of pictures of his family hiking through the park, which is an acceptable indulgence. The park's hike-in cabins are an interesting idea, and seem to attract dog owners (doubtless because of the black bears in the park). The presence of cabins reminds you that this is a *state* wilderness area, not a federal wilderness in which "man is a visitor who does not remain."
Information about these things, which falls into the category of all-purpose tourism information, makes up about half of Dufresne's book. As far as I know, it's the only guide to the Porkies. For that reason, it's essential, and it does the job. But there is room for an even better guide yet to be written.
If you've gotten this far, GO. Bring this book - - and maybe write a better one.
A SOLID INTRO TO & OVERVIEW OF THE PORKIES..........2004-12-10
Jim DuFresne is a poet of the outdoors. It is disconncerting to find writing of this quality, this vitality, in what is essentially a travel book. The section in this book on his encounter with a black bear is just one example.
Is this the definitive guide to what are affectionately called "the Porkies?"
Not really, but this is a very useful tool in planning a trip there.
This book and a good hiking guide--like the Falcon guide to Hiking Michigan--along with some decent topo maps should do the trick. The hiking info is critical, because unless you're just gonna go take a gander at the Lake in the Clouds, you'll be doing some serious hiking in the Porcupine Mountains.
This book is great background for some of the things you will see there, but the Falcon guide and the maps really help you plan.
I give this book a solid recommendation--with a suggestion to get a good hiking guide & maps.
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Annika Sorenstam is the worldÂ's greatest woman golfer—a dominant force in the game who has already captured a career Grand Slam and become the all-time LPGA money leader. Her rigorous mental and physical dedication has changed the face of her sport, and her fierce determination and unparalleled preparation have won her tournaments and fans the world over. In 2003, she made international headlines by becoming the first woman in more than fifty years to play against men in a professional event, bringing her trademark game and competitiveness to a whole new level.
Now for the first time Annika takes you inside her extraordinary success and shows every golfer how to play and win like a pro. She breaks down the fundamentals of her game and shares her winning course strategies in one complete, easy-to-follow instruction book.
Golf AnnikaÂ's Way features:
• All you need to know about how to use every club in the bag, from fairway woods to short irons to the putter
• The secrets of the power behind her potent swing, from the essentials of grip and posture to her unconventional form on the follow-through
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Filled with insights and stories from throughout her colorful career, Golf AnnikaÂ's Way gives you priceless advice from a championÂ's perspective. ItÂ's a must-have for AnnikaÂ's millions of fans—and men and women golfers of all ages and skill levels who want to lower their scores on the course and bring their game to the next level.
BACKCOVER: “SheÂ's the best. SheÂ's the epitome of integrity and class. SheÂ's truly great.” — Arnold Palmer
“She has dominated the world of womenÂ's golf. ItÂ's not often you can say you have seen the best, but in Annika, I think perhaps we have.” —Tiger Woods
“IÂ've never seen a player with such focus and concentration. SheÂ's a real whiz.” —Louise Suggs
“She simply has that air, not of cockiness, but of knowing that you can do it—and just going out and doing it.” —Jack Nicklaus
“A human golf machine. Ahead of anyone in the game—male or female.” —Johnny Miller
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i cannot give a jugement on the book because i have not got it. you sent me the wrong one . thats what i told you . .......2006-11-11
i told you , sou did not sent me the book who's name is written on top of that page. You sent me the one which is called : GOLF ANNIKA'S WAY- . its
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HOW I ELEVATED MY GAME TO BE THE BEST -- AND HOW YOU CAN TOO. Please send me the correct one , and i will give you the one, you by error, sent me. Karine
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Golf Annika's Way.......2006-08-16
I'm a beginner golfer and this book has helped me know exactly how to hold the club, how different stances benefit my game and so much more. It's not complicated to read at all. Everything is explained very clearly. I've enjoyed this book so much.
Easy to understand.......2006-02-25
I found this instruction book easy to understand. I like the fact that Annika allows her head to move with the swing. I found the concept of "crossing the line", going from preshot thinking to execution, helpful.
This book makes the game seem simple, which can be helpful to anyone.
Golf Anniks's Way.......2005-06-08
I am a male that has worked hard mentally, physically and with a golf pro to reduce my high handicap by 10 strokes. The text and photography do a great job of instruction. The transition from the top and backswing as well as iniating the downswing translate into swing improvment. I also liked finding the balls of your feet for balance.
I work hard at physical fitness and her chapter Getting Fit was very helpful. Strong to the core on the fitness ball and the med ball twist was great. I am aware of my abs on practice swings for the first time. I recomend this book for a golfer at any level, and believe readers will be suprised at it's quality.
Excellent.......2005-01-06
Great book - very easy to understand and apply principals right away. I'll be saving this one as a reference to keep my game on track.
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Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire's grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other's privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past -- including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Janey's Girl is a coming-of-age novel with a twist: Claire's mother is the one who reaches maturity.
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Curious Claire.......2006-02-10
This book is about a girl named Clarissa (Claire) that goes to her grandma's with her mom Janey. They stay there for the whole story except the beginning and the end. Claire finds out about grandpa she didn't know because he's dead. She finds out why he and her mom didn't get along. She also meets her dad that she's never met before and her little brother. She finds out that her little brother has been dealing with leukemia. She deals with the problems of her sick brother, her mom, and dad around each other.
I liked that she meets her brother because it's fun to read about. I also liked that Claire meets her dad because he's a real neat part of the book. I didn't like that the book had Claire thinking all the time.
I would recommend this book to someone who likes suspense stories. I would also recommend this to someone that likes drama. His is also a real like kind of book.
Secrets and Family.......2005-07-22
Janey's Girl read easily, with beautiful, simple descriptions throughout of nature and life. The pages of this book had a sweet wood smell.
Claire learns about her family that her mother kept secret when they both visit Gran. (From an astrological point of view, Janey sounds like a Scorpio or Capricorn, what with all the secrets and control [plus being a workaholic with a cold demeanor].) Claire learns the whereabouts of her father and meets Jamie, his son. She helps Jamie in a unique way at the end. Claire encounters Jack in interesting places and kisses him. After Claire read her mother's diary about her getting pregnant, Claire sneaks out with Jack to see the birth of a calf. I enjoy seeing themes and coincidence in books.
I liked this emotional story of secrets and family.
This book ROCKED to begin with.........2004-11-03
I'm a kid, so maybe you don't want to take my review seriously. But whatever. Onto the review...
THIS BOOK ROCKED. It centers around a fourteen-year-old girl, Claire who spends her summer at her grandmother's farm, where she learns the memories and past that lived there. She has many questions and is given all sorts of incomplete answers.Who is the man with her hair and eyes? Why did her mother give up her music when she had such a gift and obsession for it? And why is her mother so reluctant on unravelling the truth on exactly who Claire's father is and Claire's grandfather?
Curious? Well then, read the book. And get the answers to Claire's questions.
Janey's Girl gets four stars!.......2004-04-23
Janey's Girl written by Gayle Friesen is an awesome book. It starts off as Claire (Clarissa) and her mom Jane go to her mom's old house where her grandmother lives. The story evolves around that making a enchanting read. Claire is a spirited girl that hates her mom being so protective. I am not going to say much more because it will ruin the story. This book must be read by girls age eleven and up! Claire's story will keep you glued to the pages, making it a page turner. Gayle Friesen is denfinitly has a great style of writing and a pretty good plot that will want to make you finish the book as quick as possible.
My Fave!.......2004-03-13
This book is sooo awesome! Its a story a teen chick (Claire)and her way overprotective mum. she goes to her mom small town home that she "ran away" from when she had her daughter. Claire finds her father and brother, her grandma, a cute yet egotistical guy and most importantly her mother. She ends up seeing the colors of s sunset. lol *tears*
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When Janey May was a little girl
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PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
DECEMBER, 1941
I just hope the war stays far, far away from us
Janey loves the beautiful trees, delicious fruits, and exotic mix of people on the island of Oahu, where her father has come to work at Hickam Airfield. But she's terribly homesick for her friends back in Kansas -- especially with all the frightening talk about war and rumors of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. Then, on December 7th, Janey's worst nightmares come true. Japanese bombs and bullets shatter the early morning peace. Fleeing with her mother, brother, and Akiko -- the girl across the street, who barely speaks to her -- Janey is terrified for her father at the airfield. During the long, tense hours of worry and fear, Janey must try to find her courage. Will the war turn everything upside down? Will Janey be scared and lonely forever?
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Book Report - American Diaries Janey G. Blue.......2007-05-02
I read the book American Diaries Janey G. Blue. This book is great. It is a really amazing book because its about a twelve year olds life and part of our countrys history. I thought this book was interesting because of the excitement. This is now one of my favorite books. I learned some interesting facts. That when there is danger you have to go into another city. I would recommend this book for three resons. One of the reasons I would recommend this book is it kept me interested. Another reason is because I liked it. Last I recommend this book because it kept me busy.
American Diaries Janey G. Blue is an oustanding book.
WONDERFUL.......2002-08-02
Very good book, it covers just three days in the whole thing, but you always want to finish it in one setting. I highly recomend this book.
The Unforgettable Morning.......2002-03-08
This book is a real touching one. The suffering of all the characters was passed to the reader and worried him also. It was a great book because it taught great lessons of love and especially of life. It also taught about how surprising the morning of the Japanese attacks in Hawaii were and how clueless the people were of what was happening. I hope you also enjoy the book and learn as much as I did about the terrifying morning of December 7, 1941.
A 6th grade student
A great new book from the American Diaries series........2001-04-16
Twelve-year-old Janey, her parents, and her four-year-old brother Michael have left their home in Kansas to live on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. It's December 1941, and Janey's father, a welder, has been hired by the military to work at Hickman Airfield, near Pearl Harbor. Janey loves the beauty of her new home, but she is terrified by the threat of war between the United States and Japan, which could lead to an invasion of Hawaii. On the peaceful Sunday morning of December 7, without warning, Japanese planes attack. Janey and her mother and brother are separated from her father. They are forced to evacuate their home, but Janey is determined to return - because she knows in her heart that her father can't be dead, and that she will see him again. This was an excellent new book in the American Diaries series that captured the terror of the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, as faced by the many civilian families living on the island.
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